1. I love me some diet coke.
2. I like to craft.
3. I love making scrappy cards.
4. I have a fabulous husband,
5. 3 great kids,
6. and a cat named Elvis.
7. I have a great love for aprons! I love the vintage ones especially. I have even bought 2 or 3 apron patterns--but never had the time to sew them up.
8. I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
9. I think I'm pretty funny and I've been known to laugh at my own jokes--which I realize makes me not as funny as I thought I was.
10. I come from a family of FIVE -- 3 brothers and 1 fabulous sister--(who used to blog and who also used to read my blog--but she's still fab--and since I know she won't be reading this it's really not kissing up for a good birthday present or anything).
11. I listen to talk radio (including sports radio).
12. If I love something...I really heart it...like weekly...
13. I am a procrastinator to the nth degree.
14. I don't really know what "the nth degree" means.
15. I'm pretty lousy at math...
16. ...except for multiplication..I rock at times tables! 
17. I have boy and girl twins (people used to ask me if they were "identical" -- it drove me crazy!)
18. I graduated from USU...
19. ...with my B.S. in Journalism...
20. ...and a minor in...English...
21. ...and Psychology (hey, I know I'm spreading this out -- but give me a break--365 things is a lot to cover!
22. Oh--and I'm certified to teach all of the above in secondary education (high school) in UT.
23. Ummm--well actually, that license expired probably about the same time that Jay was turning 3.
24. My sis and I set up an Etsy account a few months ago--and still haven't loaded anything to sell onto it (we are the twosassymamas) -- hoping to get that going this month?
25. I have a hard time making up my mind.
26. I'm a little bit country...
27. and I'm a little bit rock and roll...
28. and I'm a little bit classical...
29. ...a little bit jazz...
30. ...a little bit classic rock...
31. ...a little bit alternative...
32. But, I hate Rap! YUCK!33. I've been married for 14 years.
34. I grew up hating cats...but I have grown quite fond of our Christmas cat, Elvis.
35. I'm a name shortener-- I love giving people nicknames -- whether they like it or not.
36. As a kid, "Fantasy Island" scared me.
37. Sometimes I wish I was OCD -- but only so I'd have a clean house ALL THE TIME!
38. If I want to know the answer to something, I will Google it (this includes: 3rd grade math homework, definitions of words, who sings a song I like, stuff about famous people, how to make stuff...etc.)
39. I'd say the #1 argument (between DH & me) in the home is over the Tivo.
40. I wish I'd served a mission for my church...So then,
41. I wouldn't be such a crappy missionary now.
42. I tried to teach myself how to crochet in just one day (that was the name of the book).
43. In college, I took Italian because there were cute guys in the class.
44. And I took Sign Language...which had NO cute guys.
45. I've never watched a single episode of the popular show Survivor (I tried to a few times but couldn't feel the love!) or Grey's Anatomy. 
46. I wish I took better pictures.
47. I don't like my handwriting.
48. I read trashy romance novels on occasion.
49. I belong to a book group that doesn't read trashy romances on ANY occasion.
50. I don't like most Reality TV shows--but I do like--American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, & Project Runway.
51. I over schedule myself frequently...and because of my procrastination it completely stresses me out!
52. I watched the first season of "Lost" and got totally ticked when it ended in a cliff hanger and the survivors didn't get rescued--so I've been boycotting them ever since. But, I will probably rent the DVDs once they get saved and I know the end is in sight.
53. I own lots of scrapbooking supplies--but rarely scrapbook.
54. Don't tell my DH--but I have 54 blogs I've subscribed to on Google Reader.
55. I like to collect stuff.
56. I'm the mother of a teenager!
57. I don't feel old enough to have a teenager.
58. My mom threw a surprise party for my 16th birthday and I still remember it.
59. I loved Randy Travis (country singer) in high school--and today whilst carpooling kids in the car one of his old songs came on and I knew it by heart "I'm gonna love you forever, forever and ever amen."
60. My memory sucks--except for remembering lame things like songs from high school or r
andom phone numbers of my daughter's friends (not my own friends though--I have them on speed dial or I'd have to look them up).
61. I used to watch Matlock all the time (sometimes twice a day --it comes 3 different times/stations every day).
62. My favorite episode of Matlock is the one where Randy Travis is a down on his luck singer.
63. I'm embarrassed that I just admitted the above.
64. I LOVE to talk on the phone.
65. I dread getting stuck on the phone with someone you can't get off the phone with...but sometimes I think I might be that person!
66. I love having lots of hobbies.
67. I'm the only person in my neighborhood who thinks that having a Super Target up the street would be a fabulous thing...okay maybe across the freeway.
68. I would love to be a writer.
69. I'm more productive at the last minute.
70. I secretly wish I would've gone to beauty school and got my degree in cosmetology--it would be way more useful then my currently expired teaching degree.
71. I have told all of my brothers to marry someone that was a hair stylist--one married a dental hygienist, the other a business savvy girl by day/nail tech by night, and my last and final hope--my baby brother? Getting married in August to...a nurse. {A very selfish sigh.}
72. I'm a bit of a selfish person. 
73. One of my New Year's Resolution's was to learn how to knit--didn't happen.
74. My favorite kind of ice cream is Pralines and Carmel.
75. I'm the jack of all trades--master of none.
76. I am a night owl.
77. I don't hate mornings...unless I've been up too late!
78. Sometimes it's just easier for me to do it myself!
79. I like vintage stuff.
80. I've been dying my hair for so long I don't remember what my true hair color is (the roots suggest dark, dark blond).
81. I wish I knew how to make jewelry like this -- I think they are extra cute.
82. I like going to the library.
83. I am tenderhearted -- and will cry over almost anything--just today I cried at this newspaper article. (I hid my face behind it so the kids and DH wouldn't see!)
84. I am a cheapskate! I refuse to pay more for stuff than I think it is worth.
85. My DH is an even cheaperskate...which makes him think I'm a spender--hehe.
86. Between me and my 3 kids--I have 4 library cards -- and all of them have a overdue book fee balance (It caps off at $5 -- so I just keep my running tally till around $4 and then I pay them all off...I call it my yearly library fee).
87. Sometimes I speak before I think.
88. My favorite food is Lasagna.
89. I made really cute cards for mother's day -- and then forgot to use them.
90. You know the book Summer of the Monkeys? Well, one day I'm going to write a book called "Summer of the Slaves" about how to get your children to work their fannies off for you during those dog days of summer (why do spring cleaning alone...when you're kids will do it with you during the summer?).91. Sometimes when I give someone a nickname--it doesn't shorten their name--but makes it longer...for instance...Jill=Jilly & Pam=Pammi.
92. I love having girlfriends to do stuff with.
93. Sometimes I embarrass myself.
94. My favorite holiday is Halloween--but it's such a Pagan thing to admit that I usually just say Christmas. 95. I think my kids are pretty darn funny.
96. I own two watches--and both have had dead batteries for a couple of years.
97. I use my cell phone as my watch.
98. My favorite kind of cereal is Trix.
99. I love to make invitations for parties.
100. I once took a quilting class in Springville--it was a 8 week course in which we would have 3 glorious projects by the end. I thought it was so fabulous that I'd get to make 3 glorious projects in just 8-two-hour classes. There was so much take home homework that I pulled out after the 2nd week. Apparently, the only way you'd get the projects done--was with hours upon hours of quilting homework.
101. I would rather be cold than hot.
102. I like to go barefoot whenever possible.
103. I can drive a stick shift (that's the first thing I learned to drive -- was my dad's truck--I think I was 14?)
104. Sometimes I forget that I am 36 years old (I keep thinking I'm 33 for some reason...musta been a good year).
105. I play the piano.
106. I broke my foot two years in a row (age 12 & 13) playing catcher on my girls fast-pitch softball team (My dad sewed me a Levi boot with eyelet lace around the top--so I could finish the season).
107. I love Fall.
108. I love a clean smelling house--if someone would market a candle called "clean house" I'd totally buy it. 
109. Since I became a whatever that means responsible adult I haven't dressed up for Halloween once--until last year--I was a Real Soccer Player--Mehdi Ballouchy--the jury is out on whether or not dressing up will become a tradition.
110. I love the color pink.
111. I type about 70 wpm.
112. I got married on March 17th, 1994.
113. I am always on a diet.
114. I am a fan of a girls night out--I think they should be weekly.
115. I hate scary movies.
116. I always get a turkey sandwich w/provolone at sandwich shops.
117. I'm not sure who I'm going to vote for in the Presidential election.
118. I saw Ironman last month with my DH and thought I'd totally hate it. But, I LOVED it (and DH thought it was kinda lame!).
119. I am not registered to vote.
120. I put things off (as long as humanly possible) that I don't want to do.
121. If my D
H would let me paint all my walls in my house dirty butter yellow--I'd do it in a heart beat!
122. A Route 44 Diet coke w/lemon is a fabulous treat.
123. I'm a scaredy cat.
124. I have lived in UT for almost 3 years--and I still have my old AZ license (it's hard for me to change from a license that doesn't expire till I turn 65 -- to one that you have to renew every 5 years).
125. My kids all have names after cities in the US (not on purpose).
126. I have seen "Hairspray" on Broadway and the old Ricky Lake version--but not the one that came out last year.
127. Sometimes if something is really, really funny--and I'm really tired--I will laugh so hysterically--I cry.
128. When I was a kid, I really wanted a rock polisher for Christmas, birthday, etc. My mom never got me one--she said they were lame. When Jay turned 9, she had a bunch of birthday money and I encouraged her to buy a rock polisher at Michaels (hey, we used a 40% off coupon!). I should have listened to my mom - not only was it lame -- but it was noisy and took forever to get things polished. Add to that the guilt I had for pushing
Jay into buying it!
129. I love flavored fizzy water (peach and strawberry are my favorites!)
130. My favorite kind of pie is Lemon Meringue.
131. I would love to travel to England.
132. I got glasses in the 4th grade.
133. and contacts in the 8th grade.
134. My daughter got glasses in the 2nd grade...
135. ...and contacts in the 6th grade...my how times change.
136. My favorite scent at Bath and Body Works is Coconut Lime Verbena.
137. If I'm new to a restaurant, I will try something as close as possible to something I like at another restaurant...i.e. Mexican=always chicken enchiladas, Italian=always Lasagna, etc.
138. Our family has flown (twice) over 1000 miles to Disneyworld--but has never made the short trip to CA for Disneyland.
139. For home decor, I love fall jewel tone colors.
140. I have never baked a pie before (why bake when you can buy em' already delicious at Marie Callendar's?).
141. I wore my contacts for so long for too long--that I had to stop wearing them for a few years because they were damaging my eyes.
142. I am a huge fan of the TV show "24" (missed it this year thanks to the writer's strike!).
143. This is getting painful.
144. I need more cell phone minutes.
145. I have blond moments.
146. I love the color of rookwood red.
147. My favorite quote from women's conference (a couple of years ago) is "Small Things Result in Eternal Consequences."
148. I knew a lady who got a tatoo on her toe in Vegas on her 40th birthday--mid life crisis she said. So after I heard that quote--I started joking with my friends saying that when I turned 40 and met them in Vegas--I was going to get a tatoo of the temple with "Small Things Result in Eternal Consequences" inside.
149. I love old bricks.
150. I do not appreciate Young Adult Literature that is too smarmy for adults to read?
151. I think "Fairest" written by Gail Levine is well written and a cute book.
152. I would love to see "Wicked" on Broadway (but wouldn't recommend reading the book--it was so naughty I threw it away).
153. I love(d) Ricky Schroeder!
154. It is easier for me to be on time to 9 am church than 1 pm church.
155. I worked as a secretary at a mortuary my junior year in high school--spooky!
156. I love to collect old red books - have bunches of red encylclopedias and a couple of red dictionaries.
157. I had a booth at the Quilted Bear in AZ (and it was nothing like the Crappy Bear in UT)! Promise!
158. I have gotten lost in Home Depot before.
159. I heart VW Bugs--and our family plays "slug bug what color?" on a daily basis (my fav color combo is light blue/black convertible top).
160. I am a creature of habit.
161. I love ribbon!
162. I have been known to spend $5 for every minute I'm in Costco--I try
to limit myself to 30 minutes.
163. I can't wait for the Draper Temple to get finished!
164. I rarely get sick (virus' etc) -- but I get a doozy of a migraine every couple of weeks.
165. I have a patent pending on my secret combination for migraines: 4 ibuprofen + 2 tylenol + a big diet coke + a dark room + a 1/2 hour nap in silence = relief.
166. I am probably one of few people who actually enjoy serving in the nursery.
167. I love shopping at Tai-Pan Trading.
168. My favorite day of the week is Saturday.
169. I am not a try-er. If I'm at a restaurant I've been to before--I will get the same thing 99.9% of the time.
170. I worked at "Quality Thriftway" (a grocery store) my senior year in high school.
171. If I see a clock, I have a hard time resisting buying it.
172. I was born in Provo, Utah.
173. My twins were also born in Provo.
174. My oldest was born in Logan, Utah.
175. I am a fan of Stephenie Meyer's, Twilight series...but I wish my teenager didn't...kinda takes the fun out of it when I'm worrying about whether the subject matter is too much for her to handle.
176. I have only had one ticket my whole life. I rear ended a foreign exchange student on my way home from my last final at USU--a few days before I got married (barely a scratch in his fender by the by). But, the guy insisted on calling the cops. The cop apologized as he wrote me out the "unnecessary ticket"---but the guy insisted on me getting one.
177. Even though I've only had one ticket -- I've been in 3 car accidents (all in my wild and wooly youth). The first as explained above.
178. The second--I rear-ended a car crappier than mine my junior year in high school -- so nobody cared.
179. The third -- I hit a few of those construction thingy's on the side of the road when I was a junior in college--who knew they'd dent up a car so much?
180. Even though I use my printer all of the time, I don't know how to turn it on (I just tried--that's how I know).
181. I love having my sister nearby.
182. I love old keys.
183. I am a superstitious person--especially with the number 13
184. My twins were born on the 13th of October!! Spooky!
185. My favorite scripture is found in Doctrine & Covenants 88:119 "Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing, and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God;"
186. "The Book Thief" by Marcus Zusak is a great read-for both teens and parents.
187. All through college, I worked at the food court on campus.
188. I used the phrase "half asked" not realizing it was actually "half a$$ed" until I was about 30 years old and my DH corrected me (and I'm talking all the time - in all settings - including a few LDS enrichment planning meetings).
189. I send out a lot of emails.
190. I don't mind carpooling kids around town--if my car is clean and I have a diet coke on hand.
191. May 17th has been officially my unlucky day for the past 11 years. I used to be so superstitious that I didn't even leave my house on that day (for the first 5 years). This year was no different. May 17th, 2008=DH was out of town. Savvy got really sick and was diagnosed with a bad bladder infection, strep and the flu. Aussie threw up that night!
192. My kids go to charter schools.
193. Last summer, on the last night of school--I flooded my bedroom, guest room, craft room, 2 bathrooms & front room--whilst I talked on the porch with my good friend.
194. I like cutesy things.
195. My favorite place for lunch is Zupas.
196. I love my old doors (I got from my Grandpa in Lake Shore!)
197. My grandpa from Lake Shore reads my blog faithfully every day! Hi Gramps!
198. I worked at a copy center my first year of marriage.
200. I usually score an A to A+ on "High School Musical Sing it"for the Wii.
201. I make great pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.
202. In my youth, I had a few nicknames: Nikki (my family-& some still call me that today), Nikki-Nikki-Tombo (from an Uncle), NCMO (high school and college friends--and NO it wasn't true! I promise mom!), Picky Nicky (my sis and a friend still call me that today), & Paisley (high school - and I begged to have my name legally changed to it--now one of my cute cousin's, Allyson, has a baby named Paisley! Love it!)
203. My favorite hymn is "Come thou Fount".
204. I was a goody-goody in high school (just ask my poor brother who was 11 months younger than me--hehe).
205. My favorite kind of cookie to make is peanut butter kiss cookies.
206. I'm not a fancy girl.
207. I like short hair.
208. Every guy I dated seriously--until I met my DH--was a year younger than me (DH is 10 months older).
209. I only speak one foreign language (and it is a made up one from Zoom). Dobo yobou knobow whobat obi obam sobayobing?
210. I once sang the entire song of "I Heard Him Come" in Ob (just in front of my college roommates).211.I love shopping at Rod Works.
213. Every year from January-March my DH and I are the same age.
214. My kids think I should enter my chicken alfredo recipe into the Disney cooking hall of fame.
215. I wish I would've gone into nursing--and I am trying to talk my 13 year old into it (it would be a heckuva lot better choice than marine biology).
216. My favorite kind of cake is yellow cake with homemade chocolate frosting and a big glass of milk.
217. I taught at a middle school after I graduated college (I was the writing center coordinator--don't I sound all official?)
218. I love shopping at Tomorrow's Antiques.

219. "Princess Academy" by Shannon Hale is one of my favorite books.
220. I also love "Austenland" by Shannon Hale...even though I was the only one in my book group to like it (awww c'mon...I thought after "1776" it was a dream come true!)
221. I am no good at most of the kids Wii games -- not enough coordination?
222. I did my student teaching at a high school--and it was then and there that I decided I should've gone into elementary education! Those big kids are tough!
223. I once killed a snake with my bare hands (well, I did have on DH's work gloves..but still!)
224. I wanted to major in music in college -- but didn't feel like I played enough musical instruments.
225. I had my wisdom teeth taken out the summer after I graduated.
226. I'm not a simple girl.
227. I love cheesecake (even though I've never made it!)
228. I think hound dogs are cute.
229. I have never mowed a lawn my whole married life...not even on the riding lawn mower.
230. As a kid, I always thought it would be fun to get my tonsils out (never had to though).
231. I kick butt on Mario Kart for the Gamecube.
232. My 3 children are better swimmers than me--I don't even like to put my face in the water when I swim freestyle--breaststroke and butterfly? Are you kidding me? No clue!
233. I am generally late for most things.
234. I love IKEA--but I've been banned from it (by my DH).235. I sang in the (LDS Salt Lake) Tabernacle when I was in high school and it was the most magical thing experience ever.
236. I love my birthday--especially if it is on a weekend.
237. I love shopping at Interior Elements.
238. I have a hard time believing that gas is more expensive per gallon than milk.
239. I chew gum all the time--love it!
240. Once I tried to catch an enormous wolf spider (with a 44 oz diet coke cup) to show to my bug guy (so he'd know what to spray for). It ended up being a mama with thousands of itsy bitsy spider babies on her back. When the cup trapped big mama (on my front porch near the front door)--hundreds of her babies scattered...into my house. Our family not so fondly called it, "The
Year of the Spider."241. I love to play Hearts...but I rarely win.
242. I heart Michael Buble!
243. Iceburg Shakes are the best.
247. I own 3 home organization books that I have never read.
251. I have 3 nieces and 5 nephews (oh and 2 more nephews on the way in July and Sept).
262. I went to a few events at the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics (we traveled down from AZ on Valentine's Day).280. Every Christmas, (during my childhood and youth) I would sneakily unwrap my presents under the tree using a butter knife--then seal them back up (which is why you will not see a wrapped gift under my tree until Christmas morning).
310. I would love to go to New York and watch bunches of shows on broadway.

322. Savvy wanted me to teach her cursive...so I did...and then her teacher informed her that her cursive was "all wrong!"
323. I hate to iron.
324. I like lime popsicles.
342. I love getting mail from others...but rarely send it (except for Christmas cards--I'm good at
sending out those).343. We own a lot of DVD's that I have never watched.
344. I do not like raspberry flavored things--but I love fresh raspberries.
345. One of my favorite movies is "The Holiday".
346. I wish I knew how to play the violin.
347. I used to go country swing dancing all the time in college...wouldn't remember a thing now.
348. Up until I turned 14, the carpet in my bedroom was lime green--and it was high fashion baby!
349. One of my favorite toys as a kid was my Barbie Townhouse!
350. I wish I had a rocking chair.
352. My dad taught me & my kids how to play the harmonica last year.
353. I
354. I would love it if someone would rub my feet every day--and I've been known to pay my children to do this.
355. I like chocolate...but not super-chocolatey things.
356. I can sing alto.
357. My favorite magazines are Paper Crafts Magazine and
358. Traditional Home and
359. The Ensign and
360. The Friend and
361. Country Marketplace
362. I love the quote, "Prayer Changes Things".
363. I love to hear my kids play together nicely.
364. I love my flat iron...couldn't do my hair without it.


13 comments:
I must comment!
* Matlock, what's up with that sista?
* 54 blogs? Google reader was made for you!
* Trix is my fav too!
* Etsy? I can't wait to see your suff!
* The jury is back, you must dress up every year from now on! You love Halloween
* I heart Ricky also, and even watch re-runs of Silver Spoons but don't tell anyone.
* What did you sell at your booth in the quilted bear?
* I'm gonna need the alfredo recipe...
* We have to play mario kart together! I love it too.
*CONGRATS on the new job- that's awesome!
* Can you give the dentist a mint? How akward could it be?
* Tulips are my fav too
* I'm all about texture on food too!
O.k., I know you're my sister and everything, but I'm not quite half way through the list and will come back to it at another time, but what the heck?! You don't know who you're going to vote for? Who are you? Where did you come from? Do you breathe the same air as I? And get registered! o.k. the end. Love ya'
jill
WOW!!! That was a marathon blog entry. I thought I knew so much about you but 365 things sure adds to my knowledge of the famous and talented Nic.
I am so impressed that you have that many things that you are willing to admit about yourself. I am way to dorky to admit some things about myself.
Congratulations are definitely in order though for your year of wonderful, most entertaining reading for all your devoted fans. I have enjoyed all the laughs I can't wait for another year of your shenanigans. :)
Love the list - how long did that take?! Ok, you've never mowed the lawn in your married life - Derek is going to hear about that! I'm headed to the library with some new books to get. Too funny!
Girls - I am feeling the love!
Ally--I was raised on Matlock... I'm always up for a good mystery. What channel are you watching Silver Spoons? Inquiring minds need to know! I sold craft stuff like signs and such at QB. You are a sweetie to read my list! I heart you!
Jilly--what do you mean you haven't read my whole list? If you think it was painful for you - imagine how bad it was for me to think it up? As far as the pres goes -- of course I'll be saying no to Obama...it's just I wish it wasn't McCain running for the repub's--and if he makes it in..then there is no way America will elect another repub pres the next time around (and it will ruin Mitt's chances). I guess I still heart you - but you better finish my post!
Pammi--you are too too kind. I heart you. It is a true blue that takes the time to read an annoying post.
Amy--it is true--I have never mowed a lawn...I've tried..but DH will not let me (I really want to drive that john deere--and I don't think he trusts me). Oh - and it took me like a week to get the list--I would just come down and throw in 30-40 each day--it started to feel like a job. I heart you too!
o.k., I've made it to 200--181 was very tender and what's up w/ 9:00 church, I'm the same!
jill
Wow, I read your whole entry - it was great, now I really know you! Your so clever to think of 365 things! - and Hagerman's was fab, I told my sister this AM on the phone that we need to go there next time she comes to town. Fun times.
Wowzer!! That is blog dedication there girl! How fun (and how much work?) to think of all that! We went to dinner with friends tonight and I kept saying, my cousin Nic loves Trix! My cousin Nic watches Matlock! My cousin Nic dressed up as a soccer player for Halloween last year! The think I'm kooky now, but they know a lot about you! What to go!
I agree with #266
I was thinking that 365 things was a good idea as my blog-iversary is coming up as well. I might just link it to yours - we would have so many of the same things! I love reading yours! You are AWESOME.
HOLY COW!!! Had to stay up all night to read all 365, You should have 366, You left off the driving lession I gave you from Oak City and up Spanish Fork canyon before you had a permit. I hav'nt forgot. Love You
Now that's dedication...
I love your 365 things! How creative is that? I learned a lot of things about superstitious you! Have to love 188 or what number that "half asked" thing is. Had to laugh out loud. Way to go on your new job. You seriously should write a book, I would 10 copies!
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